Vienna horse carriage driver charged for being drunk

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1-04-2009 @ 8:54AM

Mary said...

Horse-drawn carriages have no place on the streets of a busy city. As we have seen with recent accidents in Vienna, Berlin, St. Augustine, and Greenville, SC, horses spook easily and the consequences are generally severe, with often-deadly injuries to the horses and tremendous risk to humans. In Berlin, the driver was run over by the carriage and seriously injured. In New York City, where Smoothie spooked and died in September 2007, the horses stay out in inclement weather, in violation of the law; the drivers make illegal U-turns on busy streets; the horses are inadequately watered and have infrequent veterinary care; and meaningful regulation is not possible, by the ASPCA's own admission. The time for a ban on horse-drawn carriages is long overdue in New York City, and in any busy 21st-century city where horses must be on streets with automobiles, buses, and emergency vehicles.

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